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WEIGHING SCALE Filed Feb. 28' 1925 .LA i

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Patented Feb. 3, 1931 i UNITED STATES PATENT .OFFICE CLARENCE EL' HAroooD; or ToLEDo, omo, AssIeNon rro 'roLEDo scALE MANUFAC- Y TUBING COMPANY, OF TOLEDO,` OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY WE'IGHING SCALE Application led February 28, 1925. Serial No. 18,229.

This invention relates to weighin scales, land more particularly to scales provi ed with auxiliary commodity receivers to be placed upon the platform to'accommodate articles and commodities which the platform is not adapted to receive.` Y

tion is the provision'of-a simple and eiiicient device for rapidly balancin'gthe scale when the 'auxiliaryl commodityreceiver is placed upon or removed from the scale'platform.

Another object is the provision of easily operated mechanism for placing the balancing device upona scale lever and removing it therefrom without deranging the weighing mechanism; thus leaving the weighing mechanism entirely free to operate whether the balancing device be on Groff. v

l Another object is the provision of a device 20 fol-: balancing the auxiliary commodity receiver which is so arranged that a weight may be deposited upon or removed from a lever; the mechanism for operating the weight being so constructed that the weight must be either entirely supported by the lever throughout weighing movements or removed therefrom so as not to engage said lever in any position of the latter.

'l v Still another object is .to provide adevice 3'of this character with a prominently displayed indicator to indicate to thecustomer whether the scaleis vin condition to weigh correctly with the auxiliary commodity receivereither on or oif the platform. Still a further object isthe 'provision `of a device of this character which is simple in constructionand operation andwhich may be incorporated in weighing scales of known construction without hecessitating material change in the mechanism thereof.

Other obejcts and advantages will be apparent from the following description, in whichreference is had tothe accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein similar reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings :-v l Y i Figure I is a front elevational view of a `Blweighing scale. 4my y invention showing the auxiliary commodity receiver in position to receive articles tobe weighed;

Figure IIl is an enlarged fragmentary front 'elevational view of the balancing weight-and operating machanism therefor, showing the x .weight in position upon the lever; One of the principal'objects of the inven- Figure III is an end elevational view of the parts shown'in FigureII; v

, Figure IV is a viewsimilar to Figure II showing the weight removed from the lever in inactive position;

Figure V is a fragmentary rear elevational view of a portion of the scale showing means for indicating whether the auxiliary commodity receiver is on or off the platform; and

Figure VI is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on thev yline V'I-VI of Figure IV.

Referring to the drawings in vdetaiLthe scale in which I have shown my invention as embodied consists of a base l contaninglthe usual platform lever mechanism (not shown) upon which is supported a load-receiving platform 2. Erected upon one end of the base is an upright column 3 surmounted by a substantially watch-case-shaped housin 1 4 adapted tok house and support the oad counterbalancing and indicating mechanism. The platform lever mechanism is connected to an intermediate levert? suitably fulcrumed within the column 3 and connected by means of a rod 7 and flexible metallic ribbons 8 to a pair of load-counterbalancing pendulums 9. When a load is placed upon the scale plat;

form 2 a downward force is exerted upon the rod l7 and ribbons 8, causing the pendulums 9 to swing outwardly and upwardly to counterv balance such load. An indicator hand 11 connected by means of rack and pinion mechaowing to their sizes are not capable of being conveniently placed upon theA platform 2, I have provided an auxiliary commodity-receiver 14 which may be in the form or a scoop to receive such articles as nails, screws and boltsgfor.- example. lhen the scoop. 1li-l is placed upon the platform the indicatorhand must be returned to Zero to prevent errorsinl reading, and the means for accomplishing this willnQw. be described'. v Pivoted to a cover plate 16 iXedto the front of the upright housing 3 is an arm 1.7 having. depending portions 18 provided with lelongated openings or slots; 19. A cylindrical weight 20 is provided with axially aligned studs 21 which project into the slots 19; The leverfis provided with a U-shapedextension bracket 22v having notches 23' adapted to receivev the weight 20. The plate 16 is formed with an upwardly projecting arm 24, the upper extremity'o the arm having a pair or spacedA forwardly projecting lugs or stops 25 adapted to limitth'e movement of the arm 17 It willv be apparent that the arm 17 is capable Y of two positions-wiz., that or Figure II,

showing the weight as supported entirely '1 upon thelever 6an'd that of Figure IV, showing the weight supported in thelower extremities of the slots 19 outof engagement with the lever. In order to retain the arm 17 in, its uppermost position'i, el., that in which the weight 20is, supportedjby the armf-Ihave constructed the liXed arm211 with a recessed l -boss'l27whi'c'h is adapted to receive a. spring pressed plunger-28 slidably positionedwithin a bore ina handle member 29, the latterfforming apart ofthe arm 17. The pressure of.' the spring need only be sufficient to overcome the tendency, of the armr17 and associated parts to swing or fall to its lowermost position, a

slight pressure ofthe operators hand being f sufficient to move the plunger 28 out off-the recess, the force 'of gravity acting to complete the downward" movement of the arm and`consequentldisposition or the weight 20 uponthe bracket 22, forming a part of the lever 6.

vThe pivotal axis of the arm 17 is substanv tiallyI in alignment with the tulcrum pivot of the lever 6,andthe slots 19 inthe members 18 are so arrangedwith respect to the pivotal aXis or the arm that with the weight 2Oin engagement with the lever 6 the latter. is reeto oscillate throughout weighingI movements. If itis desired to remove the weight 20from the lever, an vupward movement of the arm 17 causesthe memberk 18 to engage the studs 21 of the weight, elevatingthe latter a suiiicient distance above the bracket 22 as to be out or the pathof normalmo'vement or the bracket. The member 18is so constructed thatwiththe lever 6 in'any position the member 18 will engagetheweight 20 to move saidweight outer l engagement with the lever.

The rear face ofthe upper extremity otthe fixed arm 24 bears two inscriptions, one of which is covered by a flaring portion or lip 31 Jrorming a part of the movable arm 17. VJhen the weight is upon the bracket 22, the inscription Scoop on is visible, the words Scoop off being occulted by the lip 31, and when the arml? is movedso as, tolift the weight from the bracket the words Scoop off are uncovered and the words Scoop on hidden, there- 'to a. position depositing vthe weight 2O- upon the bracket 22 fixed to the endof the'lever G.

This weightis suiiicient tocounterbalancethe ,weight 'or the scoop, causingtheV indicator hand to return to Zero, in which position the articles to be weighed may be placed in the.

scoop andthe true or net weight thereof indicated upon the chart 12.

The embodiment of my invention herein shown and describedis to beregarded as illustrative only', and itisto be understood that the invention is;l susceptible.' to. variation,

modiii'cation and change within the spirit and scope of the subjoined' claims.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a. device or the class described, in`

combination, a frame, weighing mechanism includinga lever supported upon s'aidframe, weight adaptedto be placed upon said-lever, means including a ypivoted arm for shifting said weight onto andj oit of said lever, and resilientmeans for retaining said weight shifting means in aposition with said weight out of engagement with said lever.

2. In a weighingscale provided; with an auxiliary commodity-receiver, in combination, a' frame, weighing mechanism including a lever supported upon said frame, aweight adapted to be placed upon said lever, means including. an arm pivoted upon s aid'frame for shifting'said weight onto and oif said lever. 'whereby said weightl operates when inI engagement with the lever tov oiset the weight ofthe auxiliary. commodity-receiver in bringing-the scale to balance, andmeans tor indieating the relative position of said weight.

3; 'In` a scale, in `combination, a housing, weighing mechanism supported within the housing,` alever fulcrumed within said housing, a weight adapted to be placed upon said lever, and means for shifting said weight onto and oli of said lever,v including an arm pivoted to the housing, the axis ofsaid pivot being in alignment with the ulcrum of the lever'.

4.11m' a vscale provided with an auxiliary` commodity-receiver, in combination, a housing, weighing mechanism supported within said housing, a lever fulcrumed wlthin the housing and connected to said weighing mechanism,an auxiliary' weight, means including an arm pivotally secured to said housing on an axis in alignment with the fulcrum of said lever for shifting said weight off and on said lever whereby said weight acts when in engagement with the lever to offset the Weight of the auxiliary commodityreceiver in bringing the scale to balance, and means for indicating the relative position of said weight.

CLARENCE H. HAPGOOD. 

